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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1948-0921 REG MIN September 21, 1948 No. 40 The Counoil met in regular session at 7:30 P. M. this date. Present: Mayor Wiley. Councilman Daugherty, Fisohborn, Merrill, NosIer, Redford. Absent: Councilmn Weitzel. The minutes of the previous meeting were read tnd approved a s read. MOnthly reports of the Eleotrio and Water Departments and City Reoorder were read. acoepted and ordered plaoed on file. Harry Skerry, attorney at law, representing Johnson's Cab of 340 East Main' Street asked that a franchise be given Mr. Johnson. Following Some disoussion, it was moved by Merrill am seoonded by Redf'ord that the matter be referred to the Street Comni ttee and Polioe Department for investigation and repprt. Carried. In oonneotion with the parking situation near the Zarka Servioe Station. following some discussio" it _was moved by Fisohborn and seoonded by Nosler that the parking be eliminated o:fl)r!ast Main Strea~ between 4th Street and Siskiyou Boulevard. that a pedest- rian oross walk be painted aoross East Main Street from the 4th Street side to the Zarka Servioe Station and that the park row cin Sia ou ulevaad be removed and paved Dear the Zarka Service Stationo Carriedo .J A letter from. Supt~ Linn of the City Sohools. equesting that bus loading areas be painted yellow in front of the High Sohool, Junior High Sohool, Linooln School and the Washington Sohool and in baok of the Junior High Sohool on East Main Street for two Sohool buses. It. wa s moved by Fischborn and seoonded by Merrill that the request be , approved. Carriedo A letter from Mrs. Mabel Barber conoerning the need for oi ty bus servioe and two letters from Elmo N. Stevenson, President, Southern Oregon College, one oonoerning the need for immediate oity bus service and the other on the subject of noise oaused by the trucks on the hig~way. Vonsiderable disoussion followed on both subjeots. The Ci~ Attorney reparted on his eff crts in getting bus servioe, but without avail. Committee Reports. Water. Mayor Wiley reported that he had reoeived protests frolu people who had paid their irrigation on a flat rate in advanoe and then were.charged on the meter rate in Septembero The matter would be adjusted in oases of this nature. The City Attorney read a proposed resolution authorizing the sale of the 10 aores in the Axel tract to Sohool Distriot No. 5 for .12,600.00. Itv...was moved by Merrill and seoonded by Redford that the resolution be passed to the seoond reading by title only, the rules being suspended. Carried. Following the seoond reading, it was moved by Daugherty and seoonded by Fisohborn that the resolution be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll oall, the Mayor deolared the resolution adopted. Petitions for the oonstruotion of ourb, gutter and paving on Henry Street .from Liberty Street to Mjountain Avenue and ourb. gutter, paving and sidewalks on Avery Street and Wisoonsin Streets having been reoeived, it was moved by NosIer and seoonded by Fisoh- born that publioation of intention be published. Carried. There being no one present to protest at the hearing set for to-night on otger peti tions for oo.nstruction work.. the work was ordered to prooeed. . Th~ opening up of a street in the Foster traot was approved upon motion by Daugherty, seoonded by Redford and carried. . The City Attorney read a proposed ordinanoe amending Ordinanoe No. 1063. with relat- ion to the Marginal Business Distriot and with the use of land bJ.- ~. It was moved by Fisohborn and s eoonded by Daugherty that the rules be suspended and ~e ord3nanee passed to the seoond reading by title only. Carried. Following the seoond reading, it was moved by Fischbo~ and seoonded by Redford that-the ordinance be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll 08011, the Mayor deo tared City Ordinanoe No. 1089 adoptedo On motion, the Counoil adjourned to meet at the call of the :Mayor, Attest: J. Q. ADAMS CITY RECORDER (Signed) T. S. WILEY, :MAYOR